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4 alternatives to Hero Forge for creating your own custom minis

Hero Forge is widely regarded as the best tool for quickly creating a personalised, custom miniature for TTRPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, Middle Earth SBG, and Warhammer. Read on for our review of 5 services. All of these services offer similar features; base models in different races with adjustable outfits and optional effects. This selection […]

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You CAN import Fusion360 designs into Unreal Engine (UE 4.26)

Importing into Unreal Engine is a bit unusual, the existing recomendation has been to go through Blender, but that’s a lot of overhead for a simple task. With UE4.26 (and perhapse earlier) it’s a fairly simple task. Once you have your design in Fusion360 there’s ony X steps. Export as FBX from Fusion360 (make sure […]

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Testimonials

Below is a selection of feedback provided from Dr Mike’s activities. “I met Michael when we were both volunteering as STEM communicators. He was magnificent! I’m so glad that this is the field he is currently working in. Hopefully, his passion will continue to inspire the next generation.” – Tamsyn Michael, Digital Manufacturing Trainer. Maker Faire 2019 “Just […]

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The Infinitely Substitutable Brownies

It has been said that “Baking is science for hungry people” but it’s never really science unless you have some variables and take notes. this recipe is designed for two purposes. Firstly, as a recipe you can use whatever ingredients you have so that you can make brownies whenever you like! The other reason is […]

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The Absolute Ever Growing List of Fields and Topics in STEM

Science Biology – study of things that have DNA or interacts with things that have DNABotany – study of plantsEcology – study of organisms and their interactions with the environmentEntomology – scientific study of insectsIchthyology – study of fishPaleontology – study of dead stuff to see how everything got hereZoology – study of the structure, […]

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Neopixel Clock, V2, by David Zweben on December 3, 2017

HEY! If you’re finding this page then you’re probably just as excited to make the Neopixel clock you saw on Hackster.io as much as I am. BUT IT’S GONE! Never fear, it was licensed under Creative Commons 3.0 non-commercial, so even though the website has evaporated we can work on! The original project can be […]

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Talking Head Tools

Choosing a standard student device.

TL:DR software support is more important than any other factor so start with an operating system. Choose a mid-tier device and make friends with the cloud. Even the best computer powerhouse isn’t suitable for everyone During 2020 something huge happened. It’s not relevant to discuss what it was here, but it exposed a lot of […]